Christy O'Connor: Stephen Cluxton a codebreaker among long-serving greats

Similar to Tom Brady, his decision-making, experience and insatiable hunger for success and excellence are the key to Cluxton’s longevity

STILL GOING STRONG: Dublin’s goalkeeper Stephen Cluxton and Sean Carrabine of Sligo. Pic: INPHO/James Crombie

Cluxton’s Bradyesque longevity 

On February 26, Japanese football legend Miura Kazuyoshi turned 56. In April, he made his debut for the Portuguese second-tier club Oliveirense, coming on in the 90th minute of a 4-1 win at Académico Viseu. Now in his 38th season as a professional, Portugal is the sixth country in which Miura has played during a career that began in Brazil, with Santos, in 1986, before going on to play for a string of clubs across the world.